Winners
Player is still active| Season | Winner | Team | Player's humanitarian contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald | Calgary Flames | Supporter of numerous charities in Toronto and Calgary. |
| 1988–89 | Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier | New York Islanders | Worked with numerous charities, including the Special Olympics, the Long Island "Just Say No to Drugs" program, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
| 1989–90 | Lowe, KevinKevin Lowe | Edmonton Oilers | Although very busy as a player and with the NHLPA, he was made the honorary Chairman of the Edmonton City Christmas Bureau, a charity which fed needy persons. |
| 1990–91 | Taylor, DaveDave Taylor | Los Angeles Kings | Did a lot of charity work with his team, and also assisted persons with speech impediments, as he had previously overcome one. |
| 1991–92 | Bourque, RayRay Bourque | Boston Bruins | Involved in numerous charities; he was most notably the honourable Chairman for Boston's Floating Hospital for Infants and Children. |
| 1992–93 | Poulin, DaveDave Poulin | Boston Bruins | Spent a lot of time helping charities; he was Co-Chairman of the March of Dimes "Walk for Life" fundraiser. |
| 1993–94 | Graves, AdamAdam Graves | New York Rangers | Was previously recognized by his team and city for his extensive community work. He most notably served as Celebrity Chairman of New York's Family Dynamic program, a charity which assists abused children. |
| 1994–95 | Nieuwendyk, JoeJoe Nieuwendyk | Calgary Flames | Was the captain of the Flames, and was leader in most of the Flames' charitable and humanitarian efforts. |
| 1995–96 | King, KrisKris King | Winnipeg Jets | Was the Jets' captain as well as a major participant in various charitable organizations. |
| 1996–97 | Linden, TrevorTrevor Linden | Vancouver Canucks | Started a program called the "Captain's Crew", which allowed underprivileged children to attend games in a private suite as his guest. |
| 1997–98 | Chase, KellyKelly Chase | St. Louis Blues | Heavily involved with the Gateway Project, which helped mentally challenged children get involved in various sports. |
| 1998–99 | Ray, RobRob Ray | Buffalo Sabres | Involved with many charities, including the March of Dimes, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Walk America and the Roswell Cancer Institute and Children's hospital. |
| 1999–2000 | Joseph, CurtisCurtis Joseph | Toronto Maple Leafs | Worked mainly with sick children; he started "Cujo's Kids", which placed children with illnesses in a luxury suite at a Leafs game; also created "Cujo's Crease", a special room in the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto which resembled the Leafs' dressing room. |
| 2000–01 | Podein, ShjonShjon Podein | Colorado Avalanche | Founded the Shjon Podein Children's Foundation, which assists sick and underprivileged children. |
| 2001–02 | Francis, RonRon Francis | Carolina Hurricanes | Involved in a program with Duke Children's Hospital in Durham, North Carolina that helps children. |
| 2002–03 | Shanahan, BrendanBrendan Shanahan | Detroit Red Wings | Started a program that assists with the purchase and installation of smoke detectors for low-income households. |
| 2003–04 | Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla | Calgary Flames | Involved in all of the Flames' community programs, and donated 1,000 dollars for every goal he scored. |
| 2004–05 | zzz Not awarded due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | ||
| 2005–06 | Kolzig, OlafOlaf Kolzig | Washington Capitals | Co-founded "Athletes against Autism" after discovering that his son, Carson, had autism; also involved with numerous other charities. |
| 2006–07 | Koivu, SakuSaku Koivu | Montreal Canadiens | After recovering from cancer, he founded the Saku Koivu Foundation in 2002, which raised around 2.5 million dollars when Koivu was awarded. |
| 2007–08 | Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier | Tampa Bay Lightning | Work with the Vincent Lecavalier Foundation. |
| 2008–09 | Moreau, EthanEthan Moreau | Edmonton Oilers | Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation’s (EOCF) Inner City High School project. |
| 2009–10 | Doan, ShaneShane Doan | Phoenix Coyotes | Involved in numerous Phoenix-area charities. |
| 2010–11 | Weight, DougDoug Weight | New York Islanders | Served as captain of the New York Islanders in his final year before retirement, playing only 18 games due to injury. However, he took the role of leading the New York Islanders to new heights by serving as an assistant coach, and running the power play while injured. |
| 2011–12 | Alfredsson, DanielDaniel Alfredsson | Ottawa Senators | The Senators captain was instrumental in the resurgence of his team in 2011-12, contributing to their playoff berth despite having offseason surgery and concussion problems throughout the season. Alfredsson scored his franchise leading 400th goal and mentored many of the Senators young players, including Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson. Over his 15 seasons with the team, Alfredsson has contributed to many local charities and causes, becoming a staple in the community. |
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